girls:
375 births since 2003
#5341 (7th percentile)
boys:
2.4k births since 1961
#2567 (44th percentile)
overall:
2.8k births since 1961
#5106 (34th percentile)
The name Leyton is the #5,106 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 2,797 recorded births since 1961. This represents the 34.0% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 34.0% of all names). For boys, it ranks #2,567 (44.0% percentile) for all time with 2,422 births since 1961. For girls, it ranks #5,341 (6.5% percentile) for all time with 375 births since 2003.
Leyton first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1961 (1961 for boys and 2003 for girls). Birth data for Leyton is available in 34 out of the 63 years between 1961 and 2023 (34 years for boys and 21 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Leyton has been given predominantly to boys, with 86.6% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 72.2% of babies named Leyton were boys.
For boys, Leyton reached its peak popularity in 2010, achieving the 15.7% percentile (ranked #742) with 70 births per million. The name was most common in 2010, with 70 births per million (ranked 15.7% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2014, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Leyton ranks #864 for boys (5.2% percentile) with 28 births per million, which is 40.5% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Leyton reached its peak popularity in 2009, achieving the 2.5% percentile (ranked #935) with 14 births per million. The name was most common in 2009, with 14 births per million (ranked 2.5% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2019, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Leyton ranks #932 for girls (1.6% percentile) with 11 births per million, which is 79.8% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Leyton".
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